Watching other people play to help study Go

[Mulsiphix1]

@Gia

Once again I feel not-the-brightest

Please do not feel self conscious because you desire to ask questions. Seeking knowledge is a sign of strength, not weakness . We are all friendly and welcoming here. Go in general tends to have wonderful and welcoming folks who enjoy playing it. So, please, ask away .

 

@Gia

Is there a way to filter teaching games, so I can also see the comments?

Teaching games are impossible to differentiate from non-teaching games. You would need to somehow be made aware that a game is going to be a teaching game, here on OGS.

If you are looking for some ideas on how to think about your moves and things to consider when playing go, I recently started keeping track of games I’ve left comments on or were dedicated Teaching games. I give plenty of examples and advice. If you are interested you can find them here:

Left Some Comments
theorist (25k) vs. aurok (25k) (finished)

Full Reviews
Mulsiphix vs dviener (24k) (ongoing)
PMEve (22k) vs pouta (22k) (finished)
Mulsiphix vs Gia (?) (ongoing)

Additionally, there is a Teaching sub-forum here in the OGS Forums which is a great source for finding OGS based teaching games. If you are looking for Teaching Games though, there is a really great resource here (10,000+ games with commentary).

 

@Gia

do people watch Go games the way other people watch the World Cup/ F1/ figure skating etc?

Yes, they absolutely do. There are major tournaments all year round. You can find action on TwitchTV, YouTube, and all manner of Go related websites. I don’t follow this aspect of Go myself, but I’m sure others here could provide you with some great links, if you were to ask

 

@Gia

If it is a live game, does me clicking anything (like analyze) disrupt their game?

No. Even what you type in chat will not be visible to the players participating in the match, until after it has ended. Other spectators will be able to read your chat during a live match. Analyzing it does not affect them at all. Nobody else will be able to know that you are analyzing the game, not even after the match.

 

@Gia

Even when I tried watching games on YT, I don’t understand what’s going on, I just watch stones placed and am at a complete loss.

It sounds like you may be just starting out with Go. If that is the case, I have some information that you might find helpful. I have written a large article for newcomers that talks about getting better at Go and lists a lot of resources. I’m trying to cut down on how often I post the entire thing, so I will just link to it.

 

Looking for teaching game 25k player

I’ve been playing go for about 4½ months now. I am always trying to improve and I’ve found some good Go related learning resources. I’m not sure if these will be helpful to you or not, but I figured sharing them with other players couldn’t hurt. If I make a friend or study buddy along the way, then even better. So here I go =) If you are just getting started, there is a free book available from the American Go Association, The Way To Go. It helped me understand how to play Go in the beginning. …

And finally, if you ever find yourself feeling poorly about your skill at Go, because of your rank, please read this post. Because your rank shouldn’t matter .

 

Looking for teaching game 25k player

When I began Go I got demoralized really quickly. It was 50-ish games until I won my first match, and I was playing against children. Then again, we were all figuring out the rules, so none among us knew what we were doing. Regardless, I was always on the losing end. Statistically I should have had some wins in there . After my first win, it was another 50-ish until I had my second. Around my 70th match I picked up the AGA book, The Way To Go. Then we all knew how to play, but I simply co…